Why did God give us free will? isn't that what always gets us in trouble?

Question

Why did God give us free will? isn't that what always gets us in trouble?

Answer 1

I believe it's satan who corrupts us like he's the one who trys to tempt us to go against gods will.  Satan is the one who puts any evil thoughts in our head.  Have you never had some kind of thought in your head that's not what you think and it's not a nice thought? that's satan.  And if you pray to god and ask for help it goes away!  Because when we are close to god satan finds it hard to corrupt us and tempt us.

Answer 2

A lot of people argue that free will doesn't exist.

Answer 3

I think it is because he wanted us to choose him. :)

Answer 4

No. It's your use of free will that gets you in trouble.

If I owned a gun, it wouldn't be my owning a gun that makes me having a gun bad. It's my improper use of the gun that makes me having a gun bad. Guns are not bad. People are bad.

Answer 5

Nowhere in the bible does it say that god gave us free will.

That is an excuse made up by Christians so that they can credit their god with all the good things that happen and blame mankind for the bad.

Answer 6

<sarcasm>Yes, God gave you free will, but if you don't do as he says he will burn you in a lake of fire to make you suffer excruciating pain for eternity.</sarcasm>

Answer 7

Well that was because Adam challenged Gods Authority...He did worn them and said that as soon as you eat from the tree of knowledge you will positively die..So they need a ransom sacrifice (Jesus) one Perfect soul for a soul. So it is up to us to live by jesus example. Why? Who God Going to wipe out on judgment day during Armageddon? If Jesus was perfect then why do you think we need to be? I mean that if the tent of god is with Man kind why we all go heaven? If god is going to wipe out all the wicked people...Where do all the righteous ones stuck on earth go? I mean the wicked are all out and God put Satan in locked abyss for him for 1,000 years . No evil to tempt us right?  

Answer 8

You would prefer He made you a wind-up toy?

It is free will that makes us most like God.